Links

General Schoolwork

Google Classroom
All student work in the Keyboarding and Digital Media classes is assigned and collected through Google Classroom. Students can only sign up for classes if they have the correct code and their BUSD email information.

Google Drive
Google Drive has unlimited storage and an online office suite (word processor, spreadsheet, et cetera). Google Drive is free for everyone, but students should sign in with their school email for maximum compatibility with Google Classroom. Student accounts should only be used for schoolwork.

Youtube
As part of their Google Drive accounts, every student also has a Youtube channel. This channel should only be used for school projects.

Microsoft Online
All BUSD students have a free Microsoft Online account. The account gives them access to several useful tools including:

Office365, an online version of the Microsoft Office Suite

OneDrive, one terabyte of online storage. Student accounts should only be used for schoolwork.

Free software! Each student gets FIVE free copies of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and more) for their entire time as a BUSD student.

Your login name or Microsoft Online is the same as your school login with “@stu.burbankusd.org” on the end, and your password is your school login password.

Lynda.com
Lynda.com is an amazing resource for learning about software. All BUSD students can log in for free. Your username is your email address, and your password is your AR password with a lowercase b in front of it.

Ebsco Search
An excellent set of research databases. Use the username lutherebsco and the password 3700WJ .

Library Lookup (only works on campus)
Find out what’s available in our library!

Typing

Typing.com
6th grade students participating in the keyboarding section of the wheel will use this site to practice typing skills.

Digital Media Software

Adobe
Unfortunately, we cannot provide student versions of any Adobe software. However, Adobe does have trial versions of their software available. They are fully functional for 30 days. You can also purchase a student Creative Cloud license. It’s $9.99 for Photoshop (which we use a lot) & Lightroom (which we never use, but it’s part of the bundle). You can also lease the full Creative Cloud bundle (including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Dreamweaver, and Audition) for $19.99 a month. Note: Students are not required to have any software at home. They will have plenty of time to complete all assignments during class.

PixlrSumopaint
These free alternatives to Photoshop run in your web browser. They do not have the power of Photoshop, but they can do a great deal of work, and each one has some unique features.

Woof
Woof is a step between Scratch and pure coding. It is a Javascript library with code snippets that emulate Scratch blocks.

Codecademy
Codecademy moves beyond preformatted blocks and teaches learners to manually write code. Students can learn everything from the basics of web page creation to implementation of databases with Ruby on Rails.

Writing/Creating

Celtx
Celtx is a script writing tool. Their is a pay version with tons of bells and whistles, but the free one will help you create and properly format a script.

BBC Writers Room
Learn how to write a script. Do well and you could be writing for the BBC! BONUS: Tons of free scripts!